We went through this with our older daughter. But at one point you have to draw the line. We were so worried about giving her attention that I think she started to feel like she was entitled to more...

The way I potty trained all three of my kids (including my b/g twins) is a little labor-intensive but very quick and effective.
Basically I just stopped putting diapers on them when at home (except...

But that is the beauty of knitting! You just rip it out (unravel) and go again. Whenever my kiddos (or I for that matter) grow out of their clothes I just unravel and reuse yarn.
Don't be reluctant...

I don't know about your kid, but my kids tend to get fixated on a food and they will eat mainly that food for like a month and then switch to something else. I bet he'll get over the bananas pretty...

With my older dd we started it out with a whole 'manicure' routine. I made a big show of manicuring my nails (which I never do otherwise!) soaking them clipping the nails butting on sparkly lotion....

I feel for you! My 18mo twins like to hit my 5yo. She is not a hitter and just freaks out. They totally do it to get attention from her. She usually just leaves the room and goes to play by herself....